I can’t seem to ever concentrate. My friend says Adderall helps him concentrate. How do I find out if it’s a good option for me?

Sounds like your having mixed feelings about whether or not to follow your friends suggestion and a curiosity about what medication can work for you. Its absolutely ok to go by what your friend has said, yet different medications work for different people. You may first of all want to consult your general practitioner or doctor on what you could use to help manage your concentration. If not trusting the doctors opinion for your own reference you can research suitable medications for ADHD on NICE guidelines site (https://bnf.nice.org.uk/treatment-summaries/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder/) and enquire about this with the GP. You are welcome to chat with one of our listeners 1-1 who would be happy to provide emotional support.

I would say that the best option is to first get a psychiatrist and a therapist who can help make sure medication is the right route. Then, once you’ve gone through your evaluation, they will decide what the best medication would be to help you. Adderall is a medication that can either be the best thing for you, or the absolute worst thing. We all react to medications differently, which is why it takes some of us years to find the right concoction that truly helps us. One may think they need Adderall when they actually need an antidepressant. Or someone may thing that they need an antidepressant when they actually need adderall or any other medication. Self diagnosing and doctoring can be very dangerous with this, so I definitely recommend talking to someone with the credentials to tell you what may really help you.